Reinventing Professionalism : Journalism and News in Global Perspective


Silvio. Waisbord
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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1 online resource (282 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Paths to Professionalism; 2 The Dilemmas of Professional Autonomy; 3 The Ambiguities of Professional Journalism; 4 Questioning Professional Journalism; 5 The Professional Logic of Journalism; 6 Professionalism and Media Patrimonialism; 7 The Globalization of Professional Cultures; 8 Post-Professional Journalism?; Conclusion: Reinventing Professionalism; References; Index. - Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expert Silvio Waisbord takes this pressing issue as his theme and argues that "professional journalism" is both a normative and analytical notion. It refers to reporting that observes certain ethical standards as well as to collective efforts by journalists to exercise control over the news. Professionalism should not be narrowly associated with the normative ideal as it historically developed in the West during the past century. Instead, it needs to be approached a
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9780745651910. - 9780745651927

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